Revolving stand-table.



S. CANTRELL.

REVOLVING STAND TABLE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1910.

981,529. I Patented Jan. 10,1911.

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APPLICATION FILED MAE-12, 1910.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1910 981,529, Patented Jan.10,1911;

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I -fia, wow mu SAM CANTBELL, OF ANADARKO, OKLAHOMA.

REVOLVING STAND-TABLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAM CANTRELL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Anadarko, in the courity of Caddo and State ofOklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ReyolvingStand-Tables, of which the followmg is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to tables and like articles of furniture and theprincipal object of the same is to provide novel drawer operatingmechanism therefor by means of which a rotary movement of the table topwill automatically release and project one drawer at a time therefrom sothat access may be readily had to the drawer, means being also providedfor automatically closing the drawers.

In connection with the foregoing, the invention also contemplates theemployment of a novel latching device for normally preventing rotarymovement of the table top, and also in providing an alarm that will besounded by the rotation of said top so that the fact that the drawers ofthe table are being opened will be audibly indicated.

In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above, itwill be understood, of course, that the essential features thereof arenecessarily susceptible of changes in details and structuralarrangements, one preferred and practical embodiment of which is shownin the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view ofa dressing table equipped with the present invention. Fig. 2 is anenlarged central vertical sectional view taken on the line 22, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View taken on the line 33, Fig. 2,looking up. Fig. 1 is a fragmentary detail perspective view showing oneof the drawers, its opening and closing lever, and the means for lockingthe drawer in a closed position. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detailperspective View of the upper end of the supporting post of the table.Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail view in side elevation and section of thetable top, post, and operating mechanism the parts being shown in aninverted position. Fig. 7 is a detail view in horizontal section of oneof the drawers. Fig. 8 is a front elevation, partly in section, of adesk showing the invention applied thereto. Fig. 9 is a top plan view,showing by dotted lines the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 12, 1910.

Patented J an. 19, 1911.

Serial No. 548,888.

arrangement of the drawers. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary vertical sectionalview showing the manner of connecting the drawers to the desk. Fig. 11is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 11-11, Fig. 10.

Referring to said drawings wherein the improved drawer operating devicehas been shown in connect-ion with a dressing table, 1 designates thecenter supporting post that is equipped with the radiating feet 2. Theupper end of said post has a longitudinal bearing opening 3 formed init. The top surface of the upper end of the post has aflat annular plate4 fastened thereon that has a central opening formed in it which is ofthe same diameter as the opening 3. Said plate is provided with aplurality of regularly spaced apart upstanding pins 5. A roller 6 isrotatably mounted in a bracket bearing 7 that projects laterally fromthe upper end portion of the post 1, and an abutment 8 that may be inthe form of a loopshaped strap, also projects laterally from the post 1,and is arranged adjacent the roller 6. A pair of spaced apart latchreceiving lugs 9 project laterally from the post 1, said lugs beingpreferably substantially oppositely disposed relative to said abutment 8and roller 6.

A table top 10, shown in circular form in the accompanying drawing, hasa vertical mirror 11 supported thereon to adapt the table for use as adresser. Said top has a pendent annular peripheral flange 12 that isprovided with a pair of oppositely disposed drawer openings 13. Aspindle 1 1 has its flanged end 15 centrally fastened to the undersideof the table top 10 and is adapted to be mounted for rotation in thebearing opening 3 of the post 1, and supports the table top a sufficientdistance above the top of post 1 so that clearance space is providedbetween the flanged end 15 of spindle 1 1 and the pins 5 of postplate 1. An annular internally toothed rack 16 surrounds the upper endof post 1 in spaced relation, and is also spaced from the underside oftable top 1.0 by the angular supporting arms 17 that have one endfastened to the table top and the other end fastened to the outersurface of said rack. A pawl 18 pivotally connected to and projectinglaterally from post 1 has its free end engaging the teeth of rack 16 topreventrotation of the table top 10 in one direction.

Two drawers 19 are shown in connection with the table, said drawersbeing oppositely disposed and duplicates in construction. The outer wall20 is shaped to conform to the contour of the flange 12 of the table top10, and when the drawers are closed, said walls 20 conceal the draweropenings 13 of said flange. Each drawer 19 has curved pivot lugs 21projecting from one outer cor ner thereof, said lug having its free endin pivotal engagement with one end of a link 22. The link 22 is in turnin pivotal engagement with one end of a bell crank lever 23, that ispivotally mounted on a bearing block 24 fast to the table top 10. Theother end of the bell crank lever 23 is preferably curved and projectsbeneath the rack 16 and is in the path of movement of the roller 6, sothat when said roller 6 contacts with bell crank lever 23, the latterwill be rocked on its bearing block 24 so that its outer end will swingthe drawer 19 through the flange opening 13, as is shown in Fig. 1 ofthe accompanying drawings. A guide loop 25 is provided for the inner armof each bell crank lever 23, which also serves to limit the movements ofthe same. Each bell crank lever 23 has one-end of a spring 26 fastenedthereto, the other end of said spring being fastened to the flange 12 ofthe table top 10, said spring yieldably opposing the drawer openingmovements of the bell crank levers 23, and also serving to automaticallyrock said levers so that they will pull the drawers to a closedposition. The inner end of each drawer has an eye 27 carried therebythat is normally engaged by the hook 28 at one end of a latching lever29 that pivotally mounted on a bearing block 30 fast to the table top10, so that said drawers will be normally locked in a closed position.The inner end of each latching lever 29 projects between the rack 16 andthe table top 10 and is in the path of movement of abutment 8 of thepost 1, so that when said abutment contacts with lever 29 it will rocksaid lever to release the end hook 28 from the eye 27 of the drawer.Each latching lever 29 has a spring connection with the table top flange12 that yieldably opposes the releasing movement of the levers and whichautomatically returns said lever to its latching position after theabutment S has passed the lever.

As will be understood from the foregoing description when taken inconnection with the invention as shown in Fig. 3, a drawer operatinglever and a drawer locking lever are provided for each drawer, the twolevers of each drawer being arranged so that they will be simultaneouslyoperated by the roller 6 and abutment 8 to release and swing one draweroutwardly from the table.

A locking lever 33 is provided for preventing the rotation of the tabletop 10, said lever being pivotally mounted in a hanger bearing 34projecting from the bottom of table top 10, one end thereof beingnormally held between the lug 9 of post 1 by the pressure of spring 35,the other end of said lever projecting into a slot 36 formed in tabletop flange 12 and having a pivotally connected handle 37 dependingtherefrom whose free end projects below the lower edge of' flange 12 sothat it may be manually raised to rock said lever 33 from engagementwith lugs 9, and thereby release the table top. An alarm is provided foraudibly indicating the rotation of the table top 10, said alarmcomprising a bell 38 that is fastened to the underside of the table topand which is sounded by the hammer 39 of an arm 40 pivotally fastened toa block 41 and having one end projecting between the rack 16 and thetable top 10 and being in the path of movement of the pins 5 of postplate 3. A spring 42 connects the inner end portion of said arm 40 withthe bearing block of one of the bell crank levers 23 and yieldablyopposes the vibratory movements of said arm caused by its intermittentcontact with the pins A pin 43 is carried by each bearing block 30 forlimiting the movement of levers 29 when being swung to their lockingengagement with the eyes of drawers 19 by the tension of springs 32.

It will be seen from the foregoing that by releasing the lever 33, thetable top 10 may be rotated upon the post 1 so that the drawi ers 19,one at a time, will be automatically opened so that access may be had totheir contents, and that when manual restraint is removed from saiddrawers, they will be antomatically swung to a closed position. And alsothat as an adjunct to the foregoing, the invention provides meanswhereby the rotation of the table top to open the drawers willautomatically sound the alarm, so that unauthorized opening of saiddrawers will portion of shaft 45 by means of a key 49,

the arrangement being such that casing 46 may be freely rotatedrelatively to the desk top 44.

Casing 46, its drawers, and the operating mechanism for said drawers aresimilar in T duplicates of the table top, drawers and the mechanismshown in the preferred form of the invention, and bearing 48 has thesame attachments for operating the said mecha-' nism as that describedin connection with support 1. Hence, it is thought that a dc taileddescription of the same is unnecessary.

W hat I claim as my invention is 1. A device of the character describedcomprising a support, a table top thereon, drawers for said table, alocking device for normally locking said drawers within said table,mechanism for projecting said drawers beyond said table, and means forreleasing said locking device and simultaneously actuating saidmechanism to cause said mechanism to project said drawers, one at atime, beyond said table top.

2. A device of the character described comprising a support, a table toprotatable thereon, manually controlled means for locking said top tosaid support, drawers for said top normally retained within the same,and means actuated by the rotation of said top for projecting saiddrawers one at a time, from said top when the locking means arereleased.

3. A device of the character described comprising a support, a table toprotatable thereon, an abutment and a roller projecting from saidsupport, drawers carried by said top, an ejecting lever for each drawerthat is actuated by said roller, a locking lever for each drawer that isreleased by said abutment, and a spring for each ejecting lever forcausing the same to restore the drawers to their original position.

4. A device of the character described comprising a support, a table toprotatable thereon, drawers carried by said top, drawer locking means anddrawer ejecting means carried by said top, and means carried by saidpost for simultaneously releasing the drawer locking means and actuatingthe drawer ejecting means.

5. A device of the character described comprising a support, a table toprotatable thereon, drawers carried by said top, a lever carried by eachdrawer for ejecting the same, a,

locking lever for each drawer, and means carried by said post forsimultaneously actuating the locking and ejecting levers of one drawerwhen said top is rotated.

6. A device of the character described comprising a support, a table toprotatable thereon, drawers pivoted thereto, a bell crank lever pivotallyconnected to each drawer, a locking lever for each drawer for normallyretaining the same within said top, a spring for each locking lever andbell crank lever for normally holding the same in a drawer closingposition, and an abutment and a roller carried by the post forsimultaneously actuating the locking lever and bell crank lever of oneof said drawers.

7. A device of the character described comprising a support, a casingrotatable thereon, drawers pi'votally mounted in said casing, andmechanism actuated by the rotation of said casing for projecting thedrawers one at a time therefrom.

8. A device of the character described comprising a support, a casingrotatable thereon, drawers for said casing, mechanism actuated by therotation of said casing for projecting the drawers one at a timetherefrom, and means for automatically returning said drawers one at atime to said casing.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

SAM CANTRELL.

lVitnesses S. P. SERsaIM, E. G. Pon'rs.

